Information Processing Method and Apparatus for Displaying Labels

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: storage means for storing information related to a pre-set processing unit into which object information can be pasted, wherein said pre-set-processing unit corresponds to a pre-set label area displayed on a display device, said pre-set label area including less than an entirety of a display area of said display device; link information generating means for generating link information indirectly representing said object information, wherein said link information generating means (1) generates said link information when said object information is pasted into said pre-set label area, and (2) generates pre-set message information when said object information is pasted into an area other than said pre-set label area; regenerating means for regenerating a state of said pre-set processing unit; acquisition means for acquiring said object information based on said link information; and operation means adjustable for setting an amount of time change, wherein said pre-set processing unit stored in said storage unit is associated with time information; said apparatus includes means for changing a time point corresponding to the time information of said preset processing unit, which causes corresponding object information to be displayed on said display device, according to said amount of time change, thus setting the new time point; said link information generating means generates link information corresponding to object information associated with said new time point; said acquisition means acquires said object information associated with said new time point; and said apparatus includes means for displaying on said display device a display of information corresponding to said object information associated with said new time point.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said operation means is a jog-dial and said amount of time change corresponds to an amount of rotation of said jog-dial.

3. An information processing method, comprising: generating link information indirectly representing at least one of object information and other information; storing information related to a pre-set processing unit, into which said at least one of object information and other information can be pasted; regenerating a state of said pre-set processing unit; and acquiring said at least one of object information and other information based on said link information; displaying said at least one of object information and other information based on said link information on a pre-set label area on a display device; storing said pre-set processing unit in association with time information; setting an amount of time change; changing a time point corresponding to time information of said preset processing unit to an amount defined by said amount of time change; acquiring at least one of object information and other information based on said link information associated with said changed time point; and displaying information corresponding to said at least one of object information and other information based on said link information associated with said changed time point on said pre-set label area on said display device.